Medtronic (MDT) Operating Margin (2014 - 2026)

Medtronic's (MDT) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 16.24% in Q1 2026, down 361.0% year-on-year from 6.22% in Q1 2025, and down 13.71% quarter-over-quarter from 18.81% in Q4 2025.

Medtronic (MDT) Operating Margin (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Medtronic has disclosed Operating Margin across 13 years of filings, most recently posting 16.24% for Q1 2026.

  • Operating Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 16.24%, down 361.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 17.0% (up 21.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 17.76%, up 186.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin came in at 16.24% for Q1 2026 at Medtronic, down from 18.81% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 21.37% in Q1 2022 to a low of 12.26% in Q2 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 18.01% (2023), against an average of 17.58%.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Margin jumped 495 bps in 2022 and tumbled 605 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Medtronic's Operating Margin stood at 18.51% in 2022, then dropped by 9 bps to 16.78% in 2023, then increased by 13 bps to 18.98% in 2024, then fell by 1 bps to 18.81% in 2025, then fell by 14 bps to 16.24% in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 16.24% (Q1 2026), 18.81% (Q4 2025), and 16.85% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 Abbott Laboratories 154.42 Bn 147.76 Bn 6.27 Bn 12.05%
2 Stryker 118.12 Bn 115.25 Bn 3.81 Bn 15.55%
3 Medtronic 101.72 Bn 93.55 Bn 5.76 Bn 16.24%
4 Boston Scientific 67.19 Bn 65.98 Bn 3.61 Bn 21.16%
5 Edwards Lifesciences 50.69 Bn 47.02 Bn 1.29 Bn 28.97%
6 Koninklijke Philips 29.38 Bn 26.07 Bn 2.07 Bn 6.17%
7 Dexcom 28.09 Bn 26.97 Bn 750.30 Mn 21.42%
8 GE HealthCare Technologies 28.08 Bn 26.02 Bn 1.98 Bn 10.04%
9 Steris 19.80 Bn 19.37 Bn 697.10 Mn 19.94%
10 Zimmer Biomet Holdings 17.18 Bn 16.77 Bn 1.51 Bn 17.88%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 23, 2026 16.24%
Oct 24, 2025 18.81%
Jul 25, 2025 16.85%
Apr 25, 2025 16.09%
Jan 24, 2025 19.85%
Oct 25, 2024 18.98%
Jul 26, 2024 16.15%
Apr 26, 2024 12.26%
Jan 26, 2024 18.33%
Oct 27, 2023 16.78%
Jul 28, 2023 16.46%
Apr 28, 2023 18.31%
Jan 27, 2023 18.01%
Oct 28, 2022 18.51%
Jul 29, 2022 15.26%
Apr 29, 2022 20.66%
Jan 28, 2022 21.37%
Oct 29, 2021 19.92%
Jul 30, 2021 10.75%
Apr 30, 2021 19.60%